My 1st ENDURO Race - Grand Enduro 

Dead branches are not so good when they puncture a lung ;-p Not what I would call a perfect landing strip ;-p

@@polishguywithhardtospellna8227 lol...fortunately they were SO dead that they just crumbled underneath me 🤷‍♂️😂

Lol..thank you! 🙏 it was so cool to see the Pros like you two show us how it's done! next year, we're all breaking 50mph! 🤘🏼 And yeah... I don't quite know the etiquette... Maybe I should watch more SydAndMacky vids on "how to race" 😂

thanks Jerry! i'm not very competitive... more just loving the racing environment..😂

Thanks Stefano! Seems like my "racing" experience (one Backcountry, one Enduro) have been crazy emotional and physical experiences with mechanicals strewn throughout 😂🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ But it's all just for fun 🤘🏼😂🤘🏼

lol.... 😂 i was trying my best to be positive... i just really didn't want a DNF.. thanks dude!

I did my first 2 enduros this summer as well! Might have to try this one next year.

Wizler71 nice! I love them! I’m definitely hoping to start signing up for more!

@@Wizler71 it's SOOOPER PHO'N! Just make sure to get some pre-riding in 😬

i can't help but just laugh when shit hits the fan 😂 that was a great day, made better by having you race with me!

The Crashing Dad oh definitely, sometimes all you can do is laugh in those situations. It was a great day despite me being terrible, I enjoyed it a lot.

geeze... it's my racing life so far 😂 i'm just lucky i didn't get a bunch of flat tires!

That's the case with me and shimano brakes evix circle of leaks. And my mech hanger bending on my 2014 fuel ex, I slowly solved the issues, proper grips, d1x trail shifting, solves fit issues, eliminates thumb tip pain, and fatigue, now need to build up proper bike with proper suspension. Recent upgrade I guess was to switch back to mechanical brakes. TrpSpyke dual piston, no i am done with leaking shimano brakes I think I should give up, I am losing hope, mechanical brakes you can atleast adjust wire tention, as temporary fix while riding, but hydraulics leak and then to u can't brake properly, brakes overheat, gets so hot that rotor gets oilslick, overheat colours, and glazed, oil ebrywhere on calipers, braking hard and lever goes almost or to the bar, not good defenitly not in a race like this. That race was too scary for me, the cliffs, that's too much for me, I need to be far away from those, if cliffs not more than one to 3 m I guess, or it's too scary, no way to bail. Never rode that fast, no where I can i think where live, , unless on long road no traffic.

@@TheCrashingDad u did good on the scary stuff, but messed up on easy stuff, maybe fatigue messing u up? I probably could do that no handed or one handed thing, but risky on unstable surface, like dirt, mud, rocks, so unless on asphalt best to stay away from doing that, unless really stable surface like hard dirt, but I only take hand off when I need to so for drinking hose, just few secs, once u are fatigues u can't balanced as easy, so doing riskier stuff like this can easier go wrong. I haven't raced any race, I don't Cound racing random dudes when I was a kid. 😂

@@mtbboy1993 yeah... Racing is definitely a different beast...and yeah. Our cliffs and drop offs are SCARY 😬 gotta just have tunnel vision and keep looking ahead...

Lol 😂 the only wins I'll ever get will be "personal wins".... BUT - I WILL be shooting for the top step for the Speed Trap next year... I know I can hit 50 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼 (top AM men hit 49)

@@TheCrashingDad Hell yeah! I believe!!

lol 😂 i did get to hear some stories of about 5 others that did the same thing... hahahaha thanks dude!

TBH...that was the SOFTEST crash i've ever had 😂 nothing like a good sand pit to catch me....other than the dead tree that could've impaled my eye!

"Storm" Trooper??? 😂 Thanks Pole

Lol 😂🤦‍♂️ yeah... That big sand pit just looked so tempting!... And yeah.. I should expand my vocabulary 😂😂😂

oh no!.... effin' racing man.........

Thanks Alvin! I'm TRYING to get better over time 😂

@@TheCrashingDad you're welcome 😊

lol... yeah.. i'm just lucky i didn't get a ton of flat tires!.. and yeah.. that was a weird moment...😂

Lol 😂 yeah... I needed to slow down before that turn 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ I'm very familiar with these trails... Hometown advantage 🤘🏼😂

It's crazy how much of a product we are of our trails.... I would be completely lost and sketched out in the pnw 🤯

The Crashing Dad I think you would do just fine in the PNW!

Thanks Jake!.... I like drops....but I've found that the "fast" line isn't always the "funnest" line...which makes me sad 😢 lol

Lol....needed a little service, maintenance, and grease 😂

Lol 😂 I probably shouldn't have taken that pro line down the toilet bowl immediately after the crash 🤷‍♂️😂

thanks Adrian!.... next vid should be me riding a DH race on my 115mm 29er ;)

Lol...that's what the camera makes it look like... I'm pretty stiff and dead sailor-ish 😬 working on getting better...🤷‍♂️ Thanks!

Lol 😂 I guess I should includeeteic more often 🤷‍♂️😂 Cheers!

stage 3 took it OUT of me! lol 😂 thanks!

So much fun! Thanks Rob!🤘🏼

it's CRAZY how much different some of these things are at race pace.... i got really used to it. then i went back with someone who hadn't ridden pucker up yet...and we stopped to session some things..and it was WAY harder! 😂

@@TheCrashingDad Speed is (usually) your friend!

@@crjmoto 😂 focus on fast "exits"...not "entries"...right? 😂

😂🤣😂I think I only had one of the two that day 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

lol... 😂 yeah... i just HAD to have a drink! thanks!

Thanks dude 🤘🏼 I appreciate it

Thanks Matt 😂 yeah... He probably did ..but I needed an excuse to back off for a bit anyway 🤷‍♂️ I tried to be pretty polite 🤔

Lol 😂 camera magic 🤷‍♂️

thanks *the 5th* ! this will be my video to ride out for the rest of the year! 😂

@@TheCrashingDad NNNOOOOoooo! We need more please 😀

@@splat1012008 lol... Wrapping up another one this week for next week 🤘🏼😉 "DH racing on 115mm Downcountry" vlog

@@TheCrashingDad woohoo , that's great!, looking forward to it!

Thanks Colin! I LOVE desert riding....and dessert...

lol.. thanks! 😂 i considered myself in a pretty good situation compared to the suffering in my previous vid 😂

Lol 😂 I Had to finish at my local race 🤷‍♂️🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

I'm trying to diversity myself 😬 put me in trees and tight singletrack...and I have NO idea what in doing ....🤯

@@TheCrashingDad I think traveling at those speeds on rock would be a little more nerve racking for me! I've got crashing on loam, (or off roots )down to and art....I think its a little more forgiving!

@@shawnsylvestre9979 you have a point.... But hitting trees isn't as forgiving as loam 🤔😂

any day on the bike is GREAT day! 😂 welll...... sort of.. lol

lol... i'm always trying to stay safe.... race nerves just got the best of me in that first corner..lol 😂

Thanks! You get riding too! 😂

Thanks Zaki! ALWAYS trying to keep it rubber side down 😂

Lol 😂 adrenaline got me through that A-line alot quicker than I normally ride that 😬🤘🏼

i'm just so glad i didn't need to use it! lol... 😂 bud glad i had it!

Lol... Yeah....lesson learned 😂🤦‍♂️

Climbing vid just for you, coming soon.... Of me just pushing my bike 😂 And yeah... Brill helped me realize that you don't even need to touch your brakes until immediately after the speed trap 🤘🏼 (if your brakes are good) 😂

@@TheCrashingDad yeah idk if I trust my brakes with my life lol

I'm doping right meow.....💩

So cool to see YOU out there!!! Bummer 'bout your flat 😢

The Crashing Dad 😂😂😂 glad you're honest! Oooh I'll be back next year with meatier rubber and a higher number of PSIs 🤠

thanks dude! enduros have WAY more pedaling than i expected... i expected untimed climbs, and then a timed "downhill course".... but from the two i've done so far... SO MUCH PEDALING! lol Welcome to the channel!

@@TheCrashingDad yea when I got ready for the Enduro I was going to do I had already rode most of the trails and I knew there were going to be some pedaling. Always prepare for the worst. Ha

@@LiftedAdventures - just don't let race day jitters get to you like they got to me! 😂 Crashing is slow....lol

@@TheCrashingDad oh I'm sure it will with all the excitement. We will se

This is Vic from CrankZilla. We have enduro races out here in Florida? This race seemed fun. All I ever see are XC races out here.

thanks Vin! i'm on the western side of CO, only 90 minutes from Moab, UT ;)

Lol 😂🤦‍♂️🤘🏼

@@TheCrashingDad you know I love it

@@sam2288ful you might get another vid in 2-3 months😉

Well in the mean time you should shout me out next time 😂😂😂😂😂 for being that cruel

Thanks Dahigi! 🤘🏼😂🤘🏼

Thanks Olivier! i kept telling myself that before the race! lol 😂 but race nerves got the best of me, and i only learned for the end.... lol

@@TheCrashingDad Not a bad race after all and let's hope you learned your lesson for next time :D

She totally killed it! Macky was only one spot off it 🤷‍♂️

lol... i know we're ALL curious after we get off the pot ;)

Thanks!.... Dude... I hate both...because they've made it so I can't use anything else! 😂 The catalyst pedals change your position to be more mid-foot..and have a fully supported arch in your foot.... I feel SOOOO STABLE 🤘🏼 normal pedals make me feel like my ankles are going to break .. But they're pretty heavy 🤷‍♂️ The Rev grips: when I grab the grip (the feel on your hand)...I much prefer ergon grips...or even the ESI grips... Those feel way better in the hand... BUT... And it's a BIG "BUT": After an hour of riding, I get severe hand pain in the base of my thumb... But with rev grips, I get ZERO pain... Even after 4-6 hours! Whereas, with the grips I think feel good/better, I get pain after an hour 🤷‍♂️ That's my two cents...

Lol😂 thanks! MTB

lol... i think you do pretty damn well Troy ;) i think this race made me over compensate for the Abajo... and i probably backed off way too much. there's probably a good balance... Great to ride with you this weekend dude!

@@TheCrashingDad Thanks man. I had a blast, and I can also see where I can be faster. You just need to come ride some more trees so you can get the feel of them. Oh and I'm liking this transition of your channel from bike reviews to racing with all of the short comings that come with being a newby haha we all go through it, I think that's part of where the comradery comes from

@@tbenallie 😂 there definitely IS a bonding glue made up of "you sucked!? I sucked too!" *High-five!* 😂 As far as the channel... I'm kinda just doing whatever the heck I want with it 🤷‍♂️😂 I'm not sponsored, paid, or full time... So FTW! 🤘🏼😆🤘🏼

@@TheCrashingDad 😂 "you sucked? I sucked too!" Haha that's exactly what it is! 🤣 And the channel is good because it's relatable, as you keep learning/ growing/ progressing so is a lot of the audience so I think just doing you is gonna be the best thing to do

NOICE 🤘🏼 he DID come out and ride around our valley for a couple days 🤷‍♂️😂 I rode with him in Horsethief ..but I think I had to work when he rode these trails...🤷‍♂️

@Todd - most definitely... I've scouted it with the fast guys, and that's why I took the line I did.... if you've been there in person, that line *looks* a bit sketchy, but at speed it goes nicely. Hopefully you get to pre-ride to check spots out.... (sounds like you've already made yourself familiar with the trails) - Unfortunately they scheduled the Grand Enduro and the 18 Hours of Fruita races the same weekend...and I'd already committed to a team for the 18 hours race. So happy racing!

Lol 😂 at least I didn't get any flat tires or break my face 🤷‍♂️🤘🏼

That’s a full face ride there.

i don't know.. i guess my race career just isn't meant to be 😂

You're the FIRST to spot it! 🤘🏼😂🤘🏼

AHHHH bummer to hear that Michael!... But, GOOD to hear that you're gonna get back on the bike!!! 🤘🏼😂🤘🏼

Hmmm... Short answer: No (in my opinion)... It's so hard to find bikes that are "bad" nowadays 🤷‍♂️ Long answer: you WILL notice the difference when you ride something that's more efficient. I have a long travel 27.5 (2018 Rocky mountain altitude) and the short travel 29er (2015 transition smuggler)... And I DEFINITELY notice that the Altitude is harder to pedal around COMPARED to the Smuggler... But after a half hour my body adapts to the way the Altitude rides, and all the little micro adjustments you unconsciously make when riding a bigger bike (like the slightest weight shift forward when climbing...or the different body English it takes to maneuver in slow technical terrain)... I know plenty of people who just have one bike, and it's a long travel 29er...and they haven't ridden any other bikes, don't know any better ..and are just fine, all day everyday on their bike 🤷‍♂️🤘🏼 For ME... I rode the Rocky Mountain Instinct 140/140 29er..... And then the BC version 155/160 29er.... And the regular 140 DOES climb better... But the BC edition doesn't give up very much on the climbs, for the extra confidence it gives on the descents.... The trade off was definitely worth it. Of course, your opinions, riding style, trails...etc all come into play.... Sorry if this wasn't helpful 😬😂🤦‍♂️

In flip flops, none the less! 😂🤣🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

The Crashing Dad was he really‽ Woooowwww

@@1pho3nixmatt lol... Looks like it 😂 OR they're minimalist sandals or something weird like that.

lol... i was still recovering from the cracked rib from the previous vid... 😂

#obstacles 🤔

@@TheCrashingDad Ohhhh, is it like those Tough Mudder races, only on bikes?

Lol 😂 it wasn't too bad....🤷‍♂️ Thanks Scott🤘🏼 great to see you here!

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Pre Ride Dump 😉💩

i tried zip tying it...and it would keep it there, but i couldn't get it to hold enough to shift... a bunch of zip ties and electrical tape... lol 😂

Lol...😂 Seriously...... BUUUUUT... I still kinda like the whole environment of it.mm I just don't care so much about the clock 🤷‍♂️ Thanks! 🤘🏼

Lol... Yeah... I've ridden that spot ALOT...and you can pretty much not touch your brakes up to the point eight after the speed trap...then you've got to really get it under control 😬 a pre-ride definitely helps...

luckily I'M weird.....

And you could have used your Buddy insurance.

Lol 😂🤣😂 I didn't use my brakes on the wine glass until AFTER the speed trap! 🤷‍♂️😂 Maybe I could've used my top gear to push a few more Mph 🤔